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Jul 1969
Property Interrelationships in Sensitive Clays
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VIEW THE REPLYAuthors: William N. Houston and James K. MitchellAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division
Volume 95, Issue 4
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The general properties of sensitive clays fit a pattern which is predictable using basic concepts concerning the influence of effective stress and void ratio on volume change tendencies during shear. The low strain-at-failure, low c/p ratio, relatively low strength, and high pore pressure parameter, Āf, of sensitive clays are due to their tendency to contract during shear. Sensitivity was found to increase in a consistent manner with increasing liquidity index and increasing effective stress. By using liquidity index as a normalized water content, it was possible to develop a general relationship between sensitivity, effective stress, and liquidity index that is applicable both to natural deposits of clay in the field and to laboratory-prepared soils.
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Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division
Volume 95 • Issue 4 • July 1969
Pages: 1037 - 1062
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© 1969 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Jul 1969
Published online: Feb 12, 2021
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William N. Houston
Asst. Prof. of Civ. Engrg., Univ. of California, Berkeley
James K. Mitchell
Prof. of Civ. Engrg., Univ. of California, Berkeley
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